Screen for cinematograph pictures and the like



M. HURD.

SCREEN FOR CINEMATOGRAPH PICTURES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1920.

1,41 1,661 Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19 1920- '1, 11 1,661. Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

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1 ject of the-King of MILNER HURD, OF SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND.

SCREEN FOR CINEMATOGRAPH PICTURES AND THE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILNER Hum), a sub- Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Sheflield, in the county of York, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Screens for Cinematograph Pictures and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in screens for "cinematograph pictures and the like, and has for its object to show the pictures thrown on such screens in colours and to give them a beautifully soft and velvety appearance instead of the somewhat harsh and monotonous black and white reproductions shown on the present types ofscreens, and to this end my Invention consists in the rovision of a screen made from apile abric with a single or multicoloured reflecting surface, which may either be fixed or travel over rollers.

My invention will be better understood on" reference to the accompanying sheet of drawin s in which ig. 1 is a side elevation of a roller screen made according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the char- I actor of the fabric I employ.

v The same letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In a screen made-according to my invention, as shown in Figs. .1 and 2 two or more rollers a and h mounted on a wooden or metal frame a carry a screen ol made from a textile material like velvet, fustain, velvet cord or chenille, which has what is known as a pile surface, that is to. say, it is essential that some fibres of the material shall stand out perpendicularly about at right anglee to the web of the material, as shown in ig. 3 so that when a icture is projected on the screen a beautiful y soft and deep velvety appearance shall be given to the pic-- ture.

My improved screen a? may be in the form of an endless band, and may be made en tirely of white material or of one or more coloured pieces orcords of material sewn together in consecutive order, such for example, white, blue, red yellow, violet, green and orange, any one coloured part acting as the screen for the time being, as indicated by the portions marked, 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Fig. 1,

which represent different coloured lengths of material, and by revolving the rollers the Specification 0! Letters Patent.

colours may be changed to suit the character of the picture, for instance, if it is sylvan scenery that is being shown, the green portion of the screen forms a very appropriate reflecting surface, the blue portion for a seascape, and so on;

I provide suitable gear such as the motor e (Fig. 2) for turning the required coloured portion into position intermittently, or I ma provide a continuous turning movement Patented Apr. 4, 1922..

Application filed March 19, 1920. Serial No. 867,085.

to ring allthe colours into play in succession, thereby giving a pleasing change of colour to the plcture in place of the monotonous black and white.

Alternatively, I sometimes make the screen of various pieces of coloured velvet or fus tian, velvet cord or chenille sewn together, so that two or more colours shall be visible in the picture'at the same time.

As an alternative to the above, I may use a fabric all white and put on it any desired colours by means of an air-brush, the various colours being thus beautifully shaded and merged into each other.

To conserve light, and to obtain delicate colour effects, I sometimes back the fabric with tin-foil or similar substances, coloured or plain, so that no light from the lantern is allowed to pass through the screen to deaden the brilliancy of the picture, and the reflected light from the plain or coloured tin-foil area screens, and I cover the surface w1thtin-foil instead of the back of the fabric, in this way I prevent distortion of the picture due to the screen being bulged in or out, or

waved by thewind, and also conserve light.

Having now describedimy invention, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A screen for cinematograph pictures and the'like, comprising a web, and a nontransparent pile surface on said web, the fibers of said pile standing out approximatel at right angles to said web..

2. creens for cinematograph pictures and 'the like, having a pile surface fabric backed with tin-foil, substantially, as herein fibers of said pile standing out approximately described. at right-angles to said web portlons of said 3. Screens for cinematograph pictures and pile surface being of difierent'colors.

the like, having a surface of pile fabric, and 5. A screen for cinematograph pictures 15 5 an independent rigid backin for said fabric and the like, comprising a web, and a pile the surface of said backing in proximity to surface on said web, sald pile surface being the pile surface farbric being covered with divided into panels of different colors.

tin-foil, substantially as herein described. In testimony whereof I have signed my 4. 'A screen for cinematograph pictures name to this specification.

10 and the like, comprising a web, and a nontransparent pile surface on said web, the MILNER HURD. 

